Memories From The Archives – August 1996
Dubbed the ‘craziest football match of all time’, tension was running at fever pitch in Castlelyons, with Pairc Peadar O Laoghaire set to host...
Memories from the Archives – September 1996
The owner of a terrier dog, which had been missing for ten days, received the shock of his life when he found his pet...
Memories from the Archives – March 2000
Rows and disputes at Fermoy Urban District Council (UDC) meetings were a regular occurrence, but this time 21 years ago it was between the...
Memories from the Archives – November 2000
In pre-smartphone era November 2000, the front page of The Avondhu carried an ad from Cavanagh’s for a Ghettoblaster for £69, and a Camcorder...
Memories From The Archives – January 1996
A FAS employee from Mitchelstown hit out strongly against the fact that he once again had to resign himself to signing on the dole,...
Memories From The Archives – July 1997
‘A very unusual incident’ in July 1997 saw Ballylanders man, Patrick Dalton have a ‘miraculous escape... when a freak flash of lightning struck a...
Memories from the archives – June 1997
Winner of the Glamorous Granny Competition, held as part of the Shanballymore GAA Festival in 1997, was Glanworth lady, Mary Mahon, who was presented...
Memories From The Archives – August 1997
It was reported that the people of Glanworth ‘were enthralled’ with the sight of a beautiful peacock which had chosen the local shrine, at...
Memories from the Archives – March 2000
Before the days of the M8 motorway, Mitchelstown’s roads were a quagmire of blocked streets. Such was the problem, that the town set up...
Memories From The Archives – August 1996
A ‘hastily convened’ public meeting in Tallow in August 1996 saw a large crowd congregate to send a clear message that they would not...